[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11479-11480]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

  Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the 
specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 
accompanying bill or joint resolution.

           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 3048.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (``To regulate Commerce with 
     foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the 
     Indian Tribes'').
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 3049.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The principal constitutional authority for this legislation 
     is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States (the appropriation power), which states: 
     ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In 
     addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the 
     Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress 
     shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 
     the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. 
     . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions 
     establish the congressional power of the purse, granting 
     Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine 
     their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set 
     forth terms and conditions governing their use.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 3050.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and the 16th Amendment.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 3051.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
           By Mrs. BLACK:
       H.R. 3052.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 3053.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate commerce with 
     foreign nations, and among the several states and with the 
     Indian Tribes.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 3054.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 3055.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States 
     Constitution.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 3056.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The power granted Congress under Article I, Section 8, 
     Clause 18, of the United States Constitution, in making all 
     Laws which shall be becessary and proper for carring into 
     Execution the forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by 
     this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof.
            By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3057.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8.
            By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3058.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 3 of 
     Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. he 
     Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 
     of Article I of the United States Constitution.
           By Mr. RUSSELL:
       H.R. 3059.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to 
     Congress in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7: ``The Congress 
     shall have Power . . . To establish Post Offices and post 
     roads''
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 3060.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3, and 18 of the United 
     States Constitution
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 3061.

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       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have 
     Power To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.
           By Mr. WOMACK:
       H.R. 3062.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3063.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18; and Article 1, 
     Section 9, Clause 7

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